Meat-cutter.



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MEAT CUTTER. 'APPLIGATON HLBD-APR. 1. 1907.

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CHARLES H. JULI., OF RIPLEY, NEW YORK.

MAT-CUTTER.

Speccation of Letters Patent.'

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application led April 1, 1907. Serial No. 365,731.

To all whom tt may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES I-I. JULL, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Ripley, in the-county of Chautauqua and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat-Cutters; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, forming. part of this specification.

My invention relates to meat-cutters and has for its object certainimprovements in their construction whereby greater facility ofadjustment of the parts is attained, and improved efficiency secured.

The features of my invention are hereinafter fully set forth anddescribed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figurel is a top or plan view of my im proved meat-cutter. Fig. 2 is avertical central section of the same on the line :1c-x in Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a detail of a section of the machine. Fig. 4 is a detail showing Aamodilied construction of the cutter-bowl actuating mechanism. Fig. 5 isa detail section of the bowl adjusting mechanism. Fig. 6 is a bottomview of my improved meat-cutter with the legs thereof broken away.

In these drawings illustrating my inven tion A is the upright portion ofthe machine frame upon which is secured a circular top portion A. Inbearings B on the under surface of the circular part A of the frame, Imount rollers B which support and carry a cutter-bowl D; this bowl Dbeing provided at its upper edge with a radial flange l which rests uponthe rollers B. And in radially adjustable bearings C in the top of thecircular portion A of the frame, I mount rollers C, which operateagainst the peripheral edge of the flange d on the bowl D, so that thebowl D may be adjusted laterally in the circular portion A of the frameas desired.

Across the top of the circular part A of the frame, I secure a cross-barE and in a bearing e thereon and a bearing a on the part A of the frame,I mount a cutter wheel shaft F, provided on its outer end with a drivingpulley f and on its inner end with curved knife blades f which operatethrough a slot e in the cross-bar E, and down into the cutter-bowl D atone side of the center thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and over thecutter-blades f I secure to the crossbar E a removable cover E to coverand protect the blades f. The central part of the bottom of thecutter-bowl D is curved upward to a central point D, so that the curveof the inside of the bottom of the cutter-bowl D, from its center pointD to the rimv thereof coincides with the circle traversed by the ends ofthe cutter-blades f. The central portion of the bottom of the bowl D isformed of a removable section D2 hinged at one side to ears d, and isadapted to be secured to the bowl D at its opposite side, by means of aneccentric latch G pivoted on a lug Z2 on the bottom of the bowl D; thelatch G being provided with an arm G for operating the same. This hingedbottom section D2 of the cutter-bowl D enables the operator to quicklyand easily discharge the contents of the cutter-bowl into a suitablereceptacle when desired.

For rotating the cutter-bowl D so as to bring its contents under thecutter-blades f', I provide a worm-rack II on the under surface of therim d of the bowl, in which a worm I operates, as clearly shown in Figs.2 and 3. The shaft I carrying the worm I is mounted at its outer end ina pivoted bearing I2 on a lug a on the part A of the frame, and isprovided with a pulley I3 from which a belt K extends to a pulley f2 onthe cutter-wheel shaft F for operating the shaft I. The opposite orinner end of the shaft I is mounted in a horizontally sliding bearing Jon the machine frame, and in ears a2 on the part A of the frame there ispivoted a bell-crank lever L, one arm Z of which is pivoted to thesliding bearing J and the other arm Z', is used as an operating lever,whereby the worm I can be drawn back out of mesh with the worm-rack H,when it is desired to suddenly stop the rotation of the bowl D.

In Fig. 4 I show a modified form of adjustable support for thecutter-bowl D. In this case on the under side of the iange a7 I providea downwardly projecting flange. d2', and the supporting rollers B whichare provided with bearings B2, which bearings are radially adjustablewith relation to the axis of the cutter-bowl D, whereby said bowl can belaterally adjusted as desired.

In Fig. 5 I show a modification of the form of the supports and of theadjustment of the radially adjustable rollers C. In this constructionthe roller supports C2 are made integral with the part A of the frameand are provided with radial slots c in which the bearings C3 of therollers C are adjustably secured by means of nuts o.

Having thus described my invention so as to enable others to constructand use the same, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters-Patent from the United States is:

l. The combination in a meat-cutter, of a frame, a cutter bowl, having aradial flange on the upper edge of the bowl, rollers on said frame undersaid flange for supporting the bowl, rollers radially adjustable withreference to the center of rotation of the bowl operating against theperiphery of the flange of the bowl whereby it can be laterallyadjusted, a rotating cutter operat ing in said bowl, and means forrotating said bowl on its roller supports, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination in a meat-cutter, of a frame, a cutter-bowl, rollersmounted thereon under the periphery of the bowl upon which it issupported and rotates,

rollers radially adjustable on said frame Y with reference to the centerof rotation of the bowl contacting with the edge of the bowl whereby thebowl can be laterally adjusted and is supported against lateralmovement, a cutter-wheel mounted on the frame so as to operate in thecutter-bowl at one side of the center thereof, means for rotating thecutter-bowl, and means for stopping its rotation, substantially as setforth.

3. In a meat cutter, a frame, ,a cutterbowl, having a peripheral flangethereon,

rollers in the frame upon which the flange i,

of the Cutter-bowl rests, roller supports radially adjustable in saidframe with reference to the center of rotation of the bowl, rollersmounted in said supports and contacting with the periphery of the flangeon the bowl whereby the bowl can be laterally adjusted, and means forrotating the cutter-bowl, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. JULL. Witnesses:

RITCHIE T. MARSH, H. M. STURGEON.

